From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a notorious artist. When X—an iconoclastic artist, writer, and polarizing shape-shifter—falls dead in her office, her widow, wild with grief and refusing everyone’s good advice, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified. Though X was recognized as a crucial creati...(展开全部)

When X – an iconoclastic artist, writer and polarizing shape-shifter – dies suddenly, her widow, wild with grief, hurls herself into writing a biography of the woman she deified. Though X was recognised as a crucial creative force of her era, she kept a tight grip on her life story. Not even CM, her wife, knew where X had been born, and in her quest to find out, she opens a Pan...(展开全部)

The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; and encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds like a ...(展开全部)

1977年生於愛知縣，畢業於福島大學。2002年以小說〈槍〉獲得新潮社新人獎，從而躋身文壇。2004年以《遮光》獲得野間文藝新人獎，2005年以〈泥土裡的孩子〉獲得芥川獎，2010年又以《掏摸》奪得大江健三郎獎。已出版中文作品有《泥土裡的孩子》（台灣東販出版）、《掏摸》、《槍》、《王國》、《邪惡規則》（以上皆為台灣商務出版）。其中《掏摸》英譯本榮獲美國《華爾街日報》所選2012年十大最佳小說，《邪惡規則》英譯本同樣榮獲《華爾街日報》所選2013年十大最佳推理懸疑類作品。此外2014年更榮獲美國文學獎「大衛．古迪斯獎（David Goodis Award）」，表彰其對黑色小說（Noir Fiction）的貢獻，成為首位獲獎的日本作家。 官方網站：http://www.nakamurafuminori.jp

贝塔妮•休斯（Bettany Hughes） 屡获殊荣的历史学家、作家，英国ZUI具影响力的媒体BBC主持人，专长是古代及中世纪历史与文化。贝塔妮长年在牛津大学和剑桥大学任教，还曾在康奈尔大学、布里斯托大学、加州大学洛杉矶分校等地开设讲座，曾获颁萨金德教育奖、英国历史学会的梅德利科历史奖。她目前也在伦敦国王学院担任研究员和伦敦新人文学院的客座教授。贝塔妮的首部著作《特洛伊的海伦》（Helen Of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore）被译为十国语言，广受好评；第二部作品《毒堇之杯》（The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life）不但是《纽约时报》畅销书，还获得英国作家协会奖。此外，她也为英国广播公司、国家地理频道、Discovery、历史...(展开全部)

The pixel as the organizing principle of all pictures, from cave paintings to Toy Story. The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel—a particular packaging of bits—conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture i...(展开全部)

This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. The remarkable discovery recently of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine has thrown fresh light on the first and last decades of his experience as a bishop. These circumstantial texts have led Peter Br...(展开全部)

This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching.

彼得·布朗（Peter Brown），普林斯顿大学荣休历史学教授，权威的奥古斯丁专家，晚期罗马帝国宗教史方面最杰出的历史学家之一。著有《西方基督教的兴起》（The Rise of Westem Christendom），《身体与社会》（The Body and Society： Men， Women， and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity），《古代晚期世界》（The World of Late Antiquity： AD 150 - 750）等。

Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. The acclaimed religious writer Karen Armstrong has written a biography which will give us a more accurate and profound understanding of Islam and the people who adhere to it so strongly. Muhammad also offers challenging comparisons with the two religions most closely related to it - Judaism and Christianity. '...(展开全部)